Mr. Eby, I am writing to let you know how elated I am to have discovered your website regarding treating horses with Navicular with Gallium Nitrate, as you literally saved my horses life. In February, 2010, after much frustration and various treatments from different veterinarians, I was told to humanely euthanize my horse as there was no known cure for the navicular symptoms he showed. I have a 10 year old Arab that incurred an injury to his navicular that I was told progressed into end-stage navicular in only a few short months. His veterinary diagnosis and prognosis was as follows:

This horse has a severe lameness observed at a walk. When the horse stands, the horse prefers to prop the left front leg forward. The horse is severely lame when jogged a few steps over a smooth hard surface. …, this horse has a defect in the flexor cortex of the navicular bone with surrounding sclerosis in the medullary cavity of the navicular bone and loss of the corticomedullary junction. This horse has what I consider to be end stage navicular disease and either has an adhesion between the deep digital flexor tendon or soon will have an adhesion between the deep digital flexor tendon and the navicular bone. It is possible that the horse may not have an adhesion and the pain is coming from the defect in the flexor cortex rubbing over the deep digital flexor tendon. For the horse to be this sore and uncomfortable, I believe adhesions and scar tissue are involved. Because I do not believe there is a successful treatment for the horse and based on the AAEP guidelines, I believe this horse is a candidate for humane destruction. The horse is a candidate for humane destruction because the condition is chronic and incurable, and will be a persistent source of severe discomfort for the horse in the future. “

After receiving this heartbreaking prognosis, and with nothing to lose, I decided to give your product a try in order to save my beautiful gelding. He has been on full strength dosage continuously since February and has shown remarkable recovery. He currently only shows a slight lameness and I am optimistic that he will continue to improve. When let out into his paddock he will actually leap in the air and run around, something I know he would not do if he was in extreme pain. I don’t know if he will ever be sound enough to ride again, but having him free of the pain he was in and able to run around and play, is reward enough for me.

Thank you again for discovering this wonderful product that gives new hope to horses that previously had none.